Legal Opinion

Herrera-Rueda v. United States

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided August 15, 2025No. 8:25-cv-00368Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION WILLIAN HERRERA-RUEDA, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:25-cv-368-WFJ-AAS Crim. Case No. 8:19-cr-348-WFJ-AAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Willian Herrera-Rueda moves under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, for which he serves a below-guidelines sentence of 204 months. (Civ. Doc. 1; Crim. Doc. 467) He claims counsel rendered constitutionally…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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